After facing refusal from Pakistan, the pilots of the IndiGo flight made emergency contact with the IAF seeking permission for a flight path deviation to avoid the storm.
After that, 9th and 10th May strikes on Pakistan’s airbases in Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan and the strategic Nur Khan base destroyed the Pakistan infrastructure to a large extent.
The PAN PAN call, which stands for “Possible Assistance Needed”, is a standard aviation protocol used to prioritise communication and request support, such as radar vectors.
Following the Pakistan-backed terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22nd, which killed scores of Indian citizens on the basis of their religion, India responded with precision strikes on Pakistani terror camps in places like Muridke and Bahawalpur on May 7th.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan along with Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh provided a direct perspective from the Apex Leadership of Indian Armed Forces into the successful conduct of Operation Sindoor
The sudden interest in Kirana Hills surged after India's retaliatory strikes against Pakistan, with rumors of a nuclear fallout emerging on social media.
The DGMO and armed forces chiefs confirmed that technical installations, command and control centres, radar sites, and weapon-storage areas were targeted across multiple strategic locations.
“Indian Female Air Force pilot has NOT been captured. Pro-Pakistan social media handles claim that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, has been captured in Pakistan. This claim is FAKE!,” PIB clarified in a tweet.
A day after India and Pakistan agreed to halt military operations, top Indian military officials held a press briefing on Operation Sindoor on Sunday evening